egglady

egglady LPN

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  1. LTC nurses having to do CNA work all day

    egglady replied to Kac718's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Your CNAs are allowed to come to work an hour late?? In my 25+ years of being a LTC nurse I have never heard of that. I would

  2. What nursing specialties do you admire most?

    egglady replied to bandbunny's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I admire nurses that are or about ready to retire from nursing. The specialty really doesn't matter in the big picture of life. What matters is that nurses do what they enjoy and are happy at....

  3. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

    egglady replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

    On Saturday I had an alert 95 year old man tell me "I have been married 3 times, if I were younger you would be my wife" . I thought it was so sweet. The best one ever was the daughter of a resident...

  4. Will it be hard to find a job as an LVN if I have Medical assistant experience

    egglady replied to divmndprincss's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Medical assistant experience is not nursing experience. You will be a new grad nurse. Maybe some specialty clinic it will help, but again, still a new grad nurse! Something will come up. We were all...

  5. Please Help! Abandonment and Retro Pay

    egglady replied to YellowBirdz's topic in General Nursing

    Today isn't

  6. How to make more money as a LVN

    egglady replied to phoenix78852's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked the same job over 20 years. Rural area. I make over that now, seldom work overtime, and looking forward to early retirement. Longevity worked for me. So did wise

  7. Seasoned Nurses VS Newbie Nurses

    egglady replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    You aren't in school anymore. Good luck to

  8. Is it legal for your boss to dictate where you poop?

    egglady replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    And this is what the world has come to... let me grab a bowl full of Tide pods and see what

  9. dosage calculation

    egglady replied to Grnbay's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    17 pound school age

  10. C MA to RN but ..

    egglady replied to Hunnybee79's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A Certified Medical assistant? And you taught medical residents how to suture? Maybe the medical initials mean something different here, but a medical resident is a soon to be MD, and a CMA is a...

  11. Help on filling out the challenge application for LVN in Ca

    egglady replied to Nickar26's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why are you doing this FOR your daughter instead of her doing it? What department of the hospital does she have experience

  12. clinic nurse wondering about a switching nursing area's

    egglady replied to GWLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why would you apply for a job as a healthcare aid if you are a

  13. Is money everything?

    egglady replied to CariLynn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Money is important. Fact is we have mortgage bills, car payments etc. Health insurance is huge. Retirement is huge. These are all facts of life. The "feel good" parts of nursing are nice, most of...

  14. Jobs in a hospital setting without a degree

    egglady replied to helloego's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about hospital, but in nursing home you can wear scrubs and work in housekeeping or laundry or

  15. LVN

    egglady replied to Sagarudash's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Good luck with

  16. Lvn/Pn vs RN

    egglady replied to winter415's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my 20+ years of being an LPN, I have never been disrespected by a RN. I have learned a lot from them, and in turn I have had new grad RNs thank me for helping them out with things new to them....

  17. Medical assistant vs lpn

    egglady replied to Sweetheartxoxo's topic in General Nursing

    The difference is that a LPN is a nurse, and a MA is

  18. Dying to be a Nurse

    egglady replied to MTaylor310's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Being a CNA is not ALMOST a LPN. An LPN is a nurse, a CNA is

  19. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    egglady replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing. Didn't know it was Nurses week- neither did the

  20. Should a new grad RN?....

    egglady replied to MoserK's topic in General Nursing

    I say that if your user name is your real name, it may be time to change it! Good luck in your new

  21. The good ole days of nursing...share your stories!

    egglady replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the good old days, nursing homes were for the geriatric population. Now they are labeled "rehab centers" and we have 40 year olds mixed with the 90 year olds. Back in the day, nursing was...

  22. Friend of patient's sister

    egglady replied to Danielle19's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Stop posting anything nurse, nursing school, or job related on

  23. Nursing Assistant... My Thoughts

    egglady replied to IWANTCANDY's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Allrighty then..... How about that weather?! This must be a troll post.

  24. Help new grad low pay

    egglady replied to stressedsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a new grad, I made $10.02 an hour. I thought I was rich! That was in 1995! What I tell my kids (college graduates now) is that you dont start on the top- but you have to start somewhere! Good luck...

  25. What I Wish I Could Say to My Residents and Their Families

    egglady replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would love to say, " You can NOT be freakin serious when you want your 101 year old, 88 pound mother a full code!?" No matter how much "family education" we provide, they still think that is what...